STAFFORD FREEMENS ALLOTMENTS TRUST

Charity number: 1041644
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of allotment gardens to the Freemen and Burgesses of Stafford, and also to the public. Special provision is made for education and assistance for new gardeners. Special plots are made available for disabled and other charitable groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £16,943
Total expenditure: £18,305

People

12 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • STAFFORD FREEMENS ALLOTMENT TRUST (Working name)
  • STAFFORD FREEMENS COTON FIELDS ALLOTMENTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DEREK LUKER Chair
None on record
Susan Francis Trustee 15 January 2024
PATOSS, THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Recently registered
STAFFORD METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
WOODLANDS EXTRA
Received: 188 days late
Terrence Bocking Trustee 20 January 2020
None on record
Jack Hope Trustee 16 January 2018
None on record
MICHAEL HAYWOOD Trustee 18 January 2016
None on record
Alan Watkins Trustee 10 February 2014
None on record
Roger Harrison Trustee 04 February 2014
None on record
RAYMOND SPURWAY Trustee 15 August 2013
None on record
MICHAEL FARMER Trustee 06 March 2013
None on record
TERRENCE GRIFFIN Trustee 06 March 2013
None on record
DAVID HANLON Trustee 06 March 2013
None on record
John Henry Edwards Trustee
FREEMEN OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £17.74k £17.31k £15.39k £25.17k £16.94k
Total expenditure £19.89k £25.27k £15.36k £18.22k £18.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2023 15 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 11 March 2024 193 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 11 March 2024 193 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 19 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2020 26 September 2021 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2019 06 February 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

THE STAFFORDSHIRE ACT 1880 AS AMENDED

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE AND ADMINISTER ALLOTMENTS FOR THE FREEMEN OF STAFFORD BOROUGH AND IN THE EVENT OF INSUFFICIENT FREEMEN APPLYING FOR ALLOTMENTS, TO OFFER VACANT ALLOTMENTS TO OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

STAFFORD

Contact information

Address:
5 OAK CLOSE
CHURCH EATON
STAFFORD
ST20 0AQ
Phone:
01785823067
Email:
KNOTTYHORSE@GMAIL.COM
Website:

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